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((This character was originally Xistund's, but is being adopted by Diamond Wales with his permission))

Hi, my name is Darius Alexander Silver.

But I mostly go by Dog, Mutt, whatever nasty name people call me, but more importantly Dare.

I'm a male.

I'm 18 years old.

My birthday is April 20th, 2008.

My dream job is becoming an Auror.

My blood status is Half-blood and proud.

This is my graduated year here at Hogwarts.

The house I'm in is Slytherin.

I'm interested in girls, though, yeah, I seem to have trouble with them...

I'm currently with I don't want to talk about it...

People say that, in a nutshell, I'm a loner. There are very few people I care for or trust. I tend to think the worst of people and am quick to start a fight. I have a thirst for proving myself and trying to outdo my siblings, though tempered with compassion. Proof of how that is is reflected in the way I'm kinder to house-elves and non-purebloods, because I know what it is to be treated like dirt for something that is not your fault. I'm full of resentment towards my family, but for now I try stay out of their way. I try not to let how I was raised affect me however, and hate it when it shows, since it makes me feel like they had more of an influence in my life than what I let them have. I guess I am very critical of myself because of this, since I am the b*****d, and will forever be in their eyes, and thus have no reason to even think or act like them.

My background story is I'm the half blood b*****d child of Shaw Sandford Ross and a muggle woman. I only knew her last name, since sadly she died giving birth to me. I don't know why my 'father' took me in, but it may have been kinder to give me to someone else. I guess any muggle family I would have had he would not want to interact with. As for my life at home, I'm ether ignored or just met with resentment on good days. It's clear I'm not loved or wanted, so I try to stay out of their way, but sometimes that's a near impossibly with nine of us. My life is hell and if I could I'd do anything to leave. That's when I overheard my father talking about sending Virgil and Jaslyn to Hogwarts. I somehow managed to talk my father to letting me go. It helps that he does not have to see me for most of the year, and while I'm there I can search for powers to free me from my blood ties.

I had a pretty rotten first year. First of all I did make the Quidditch team but we lost every game and I didn't hit a single person. Found out how bad I was at Transfigurations and had to deal with some of the other Slytherins including my half-relatives and people like them. But I'd do it all again for another summer like this. At the end of the year I made a friend, well two: a Gryffindor and a Ravenclaw, Elliryanna and Verily McHalen. They are not only the only friends I have ever had, they saved me from my father and that prison of a home. They defended me and took me in their home and even bought me some new clothes. I don't know if I can ever repay them. I was also there when their aunt and uncle died by some dark wizard. I decided I want to be an Auror and catch the one that did it. I hope that will pay them back for their kindness.

Well I'm back at the Ross Manor... Its not as bad father is in Azkaban so its me Jazz and Virgil mostly. Virgil is the only pain in the a** Jazz is an alright person... I just wish I've got to known that earlier. Anyway the reason I'm back is that Verily and I broke things off... Well more to say she broke things off with me. She had this thing with another Ravenclaw boy and I apparently was nothing more then a friend. I just could not stay there any more so I ran to the only other place I knew... Hopefully this year goes better I still need to pick my classes.

Verily and I are back together though I'm afraid that it came at the cost of my half sister Jaslyn. You see I got in a big fight with Virgil and she got hurt because of it... After that we went to the circus, yea the one that got attacked. We where just dancing and the next thing I knew spells where flying everywhere. I wanted to join the fight but Verily held me back and I carried her out. This has been one effed up summer.

Not much has happened fifth year to me... Wait I'm a prefect? I have to get this fixed. Though, I can't believe I managed to pass nearly all my classes, I was damn sure I was going to be a drop out... Maybe I am prefect material.

Sixth year.... Not a good year. First, well, I had a breakup with Verily. She decided I wasn't the type of girl for her, and needed some space. Which made things really awkward during the quidditch games. Then, I see Jaslyn hanging around a fifth year that had gone into a coma during the whole muggleborn thing a few years back. I... don't know what to think of that, considering that beforehand, I was treated like crap. I guess I have to wait and see. Oh, and Virgil's been creeping around a lot. I don't know what he's up to, but I doubt it's anything good.

Wooooow, my seventh year. How should I start talking about it? Well, I guess during the summer would be a good start. I was owled by an old teammate that went pro, and I went out to meet her. Only, it wasn't her. It was Virgil. He was sounding strange too. He kept calling me Darius, and not Mutt or Dog. That was odd. I guess he came to his senses, or whatever he usually is anymore, and attacked me with a knife. I got away, with only a knife wound to the face to show for it, and ended up at Ver's doorstep. She patched me up, and I guess we had a talk of sorts. Maybe we can still be friends, just not what we used to be. After that, school was relatively quiet, with me being the quidditch captain. We at least won a couple of games, even if we did miss the cup. Otherwise, it was pretty quiet.

I enjoy anything my family does not, duelling, quidditch in general, learning combat spells, and dragging my half-brother back down to earth.

I despise my father, my half-brother, playing badly at quidditch, pureblood elitists, and people who hurt my friends.

I'm afraid of losing the few friends I have.

My strengths are I'm pretty much immune to criticism at this point (save for my own), and I'm good at making potions.

My flaws are I get too emotional, mostly angry, and it gets the better of me, and I am really bad at Transfigurations.

I look like This

My wand is a inflexible decorated shaft, hawthorn and centaur hair, 11 1/4th inches.

My pet is a a Northern Saw-whet Owl named Dirk

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